The new road is worth 330 million kuna.
Sanader said at the ribbon-cutting ceremony that this symbolic act meant much more, stressing that it was the beginning of solving traffic problems.
This government has proved that it can reduce deficit and continue to build road infrastructure, he said.
Speaking about the Peljesac bridge, Sanader said the bridge was necessary and that it did not represent competition for the highway that will be built through Neum in agreement with the authorities of Bosnia-Herzegovina.
The Minister of the Sea, Tourism and Development, Bozidar Kalmeta, said that traffic at the Zagreb - Split highway this June rose by 36 percent in relation to law year. He also underlined that the highway was important for the economy and tourism, adding that this year's tourism results were six percent better that last year.